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Biography and Memoir April 2024
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Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
by Salman Rushdie
What it's about: Salman Rushdie writes about the traumatic attempt on his life in this deeply personal meditation on violence, art, loss, love, and finding the strength to stand up again.
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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
What it's about: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin reveals the tumult of the 1960s as experienced by her husband, speechwriter Dick Goodwin, who died in 2018. Materials from the Goodwins' personal archives offer an evocative portrait of the era.
Read it for: An affecting blend of biography, memoir, and history.
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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
by Judi Dench with Brendan O'Hea
What it's about: Academy Award-winning actress Judi Dench dishes on her seven-decade career (including roles in 20 of Shakespeare's plays) in this witty and engaging series of transcribed interviews.
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